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A photo illustration containing photographs of buildings at the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville and Northern Kentucky University.

Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway.

Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more?

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Brown Trustee Resigns in Protest Over Divestment Vote

Joseph Edelman resigned over a looming vote to divest from companies linked to the war in Gaza. He called the vote, spurred by student pressure, “morally reprehensible.”

Employee Payouts on Hold at Eastern Gateway

Eastern Gateway Community College, which is in the process of closing, does not have enough money to pay out vacation...
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One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators

The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them.

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Opinion

A Paramount Duty

Virginia attorney general Jason S. Miyares responds to a recent opinion piece about the duties of public university board members.

A photo of protest signs calling for divestment.

Students’ Demands for Divestment From Israel Have Mostly Failed

Multiple institutions agreed to consider divestment from weapons manufacturers and others profiting off the war in Gaza. Only a handful have moved toward doing so.

10 miniature wooden people figurines are pictured, each with speech bubbles over their heads, against a dark-gray background.

You Can’t Outsource Educational Leadership

Colleges shouldn’t rely on third-party providers to teach students fundamental skills in civil discourse, Eli Gottlieb writes.

Largest Accreditor Clears Way for Review of ‘Reduced Credit’ Bachelor’s Degrees

The largest institutional accreditor in the United States has formally introduced a new process for reviewing bachelor’s degree programs that...